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DEVICE POR DETAGHING HARNESS.

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NATHANIEL B. OLARKSON,IOF CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO AUGUSTUS B. BLAKELY, OF SAME PLACE.

DEVICE FOR DE'IF'ACHING HARNESS.

SIEECIFICA'LIONl forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,859, datedDecember 7, 1897.

Application led March 16,1897. Serial No. 627,843. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHANIEL B. CLARK- SON, of lClinton, in the countyof Laurens and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Debinations of parts, which will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of myimprovement. Fig. 2 shows the parts detached and separated, and Figs. 3and 4 aresectional views.

The connection is composed of two sections A and B, detachably connectedtogether, one section, A, being connected with the saddle or belly-bandof theI harness and the other with the tug or vehicle.

A indicates the section of the coupling or connection which is attachedto the saddle, belly-band, or some part of the harness. This section Ais provided with four loops l, 2, 3, and 4, by which its secureattachment to the harness is effected. The upperv loop 1 preferably hasa buckle 5 connected with it, by which the connection is buckled to thesaddle-strap 6. The opposite loop 3 carries the belly-band 7 Loop 2affords a means for the attachment of the collar-strap 8 and loop 4opposite for the breeching. Thus it will be seen that this section Aforms a connection between these several parts or straps of the harness,it being curved slightly to conform to the shape of the draft-animalsbody, it being adapted to rest thereagainst. This sec tion A is providedwith a vertically-disposed rib 15, T-shaped in horizontal cross-section.At the upper end an outwardlyprojecting the rib 15 of section A and 'arecess 16 to re-A ceive lug 10. A spring-actuated slide-pin 17 in theupper end of this section B is adapted to slide across the notch orrecess 16. To couple or connect these sections, the pin 17 is drawnrearwardly and section A is slid upward as far as it will go with theT-shaped rib 15 in the groove 20. Then the pin is released and the pinsprings forward through the hole 11. To release the parts, the pinissimply drawn back and the weight of the thills will disconnect theparts, or the weight of the bellyband, if in a double harness, willaccomplish the same thing. In this way the time consumed in harnessingor unharnessing is triiiing. It will be understood,of course, that theconnection can be used with single or double harness, heavy or light,plow-gear, and whatnot; also, it may be stated that by merely reversingthe part-s a little the slidepincould be brought inside or next to thehorse.

It is evident that other slight changesmight be made in theform andarrangement of the several parts described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention,

and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction hereinset forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

` l. An attaching and detaching device consisting of two sections, onehaving a AT-shaped rib and outwardlyprojecting perforated lug, and theother having a groove and a recess to receive the rib and lug, and aslide-pin which locks these parts together.

2. The combination with a section constructed and adapted to be attachedto a harness, said section provided with a verticallydisposed T-rib, andan outwardly-projecting perforated lug, of a section connected with In`testimony whereof I have signed this the tugs or traces, and providedwith t groove specification iii the presence of two subscribto receivethe rib and a recess to receive the ing Witnesses.

lug, and a spring-actuated pin adapted to NATHANIEL B. CLARKSON.

5 have sliding connection with one section and Witnesses:'

enter the hole in the lug whereby to lock the A. B. BLAKELY, sectionsdetachcbiy together.

H. CoPELAND.

